voûte
French edit
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Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French volte, from Vulgar Latin *volta < *volvita or *volŭta, for Latin volūta, from the feminine of volūtus, perfect passive participle of volvō. Compare Italian volta; cf. also Spanish bóveda.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
voûte f (plural voûtes)
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Further reading edit
- “voûte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.